Challenger

Big Phil the car looks great! I cant wait till I finish my Z and mabey get a turbo motor. BY the way are L28 cranks the same as a l28et cranks, and what else is the same between the two motors.

Congratulations, yeah I live up in Spokane, I think you'll be really happy with the northwest. Are there any tracks/dragstrips in Yakima area?

Im really sorry about what happen, I recently found a head that was in really good shape. I friend of my dad said he knew a great guy that does head work and for 80 bucks he'd go through it and shim the springs and get it ready to put on my motor. When we got it back he had done hardly anything and had pretty much used a grinding wheel to take the head gasket off!! Im only 15 and moneys hard to come by, even just 80 dollars. I couldnt amagine loosing several thousand dollars! I hope you get all your money back and a little more for "emotional damages". lol. Good Luck!

First thing Zfury that is the blackest car I've ever seen!!!! The paint looks amazing, It looks great! I was wondering If anyone has ever done a swap of a 280zxt motor into a S30? Just Kidding. Anyways, I've heard alot of people have found crashed turbo Z's and picked them up for cheap, have any of you ever done the swap this way and how much did the car cost you.

About how much do a good set of "quality" aftermarket headlights cost? I've seen a whole bunch but never known which are the best.

Will you be doing the same air dam and bumper as your coupe? Im planning on getting the same urethane air dam and chrome euro bumper, theyre and huge improvement over the stock monster bumpers. Hey Papa Chreech would you mind sending some pictures of your 2+2, I'm trying to find as many pictures as possible of 2+2's to see what colors look best. Thanks

Hey Im going to be doing the same thing soon. What im planning on doing is now that I have the shock absorbers out continue to take out the mounting brackets on the inside of the rear end sheetmetal that create small bumps with holes for bolts. Once those are hammered in and are smooth Ill take one large piece of sheetmetal and pull it around the back so that the edges of the sheetmetal stop a little more then a quarter of an inch away from each edge(edge below tail lights, corners on sides of the car and the lower edge. Once welded on Ill use bondo to smooth out where the sheet metal stopped. I havent done it yet but Im pretty sure Itll work fine. Good Luck.

Looks good, Ive got a 78 2+2 I'm restoring. You have any plans for any performance parts or will it be kept stock and you work on your coupe? Good Luck!

The only thing better brake calipers and rotors does is continue to provide the good stopping distance over and over. Nearly any car you could find would have the power to lock up the tires, so it is like you said cygnusx1 it really just matters on your traction.

I'd like to paint my Z a pewter on the sides and a very dark corresponding black on the top. The line would go along the body line on the fender and bakc to the rear fender.

I think you need to take a better picture. Are they round, square, long, short? From what I see Id guess theyre the hatch weatherstripping.

Thanks everyone for the feedback. All the cars look great, but I really like the silver 2+2 Zeeboost. Id like to do that color silver on the sides and a pewter or black on the top. The seam would be the edge on the front and rear fender and across the edge on the door. I've got the rear louvers for my car and will probably take them off. Im guessing the louver are shorter for the 2+2's, or are they the same as coupes. One reason that silver Z looks so good is the quality of the paint, the paint looks Perfect!! Thanks

Ive always thought it would be cool if you put a cvt in fr the rear end and have different modes for the cvt like a auto mode or a dial for different ratios (dodges has a manual shift mode with programmable ratios that you can shift). Then make a engine with really high tourque at idle. Then drive every where at idle and get great mileage....hopefully.... Or buy a scooter.

No, it wouldn't be the same. You can compare the difference in each gear here: http://www.geocities.com/z_design_studio/ Thanks for the post, Im not sure of what to do at this point but thanks for all the info.

You mean the girl with the hair, o yeah..... That is insane I bet its reallllyyy loud.

Thanks. If I was to put in a 3.90 wouldnt it just make the 5 speed have almost the same ratio for the last gear. Instead of having 4 gears to get to around 1:1 you have 5?

Yeah no problem. Will you be getting the Fiberglass or chrome? Im debating the chrome are expensive but they really look good but then the Fg are cheaper and look good still, but then.... I keep going back and forth. Good luck! O and the weathers pretty nice!

Hi everybody, Ive got a rebuilt 82 5 speed (got for 100 bucks:burnout: )and a 78 4 speed. I like the fact the 4 spd has better acceleration, but the 5 speed would help mileage. I've looked at the 280z 5 speeds and a very reliable mechanic friend of mine said he didnt like how they were built. I was wondering If theyre was a trans. with a good first few gears for acceleration (like 3.3:1 1st) but still a tall overdrive like the 82. I've read about toyota or nissan truck trans on Z's in the past but couldnt find it or any info on a transmission like this on hybridz. Any info is appreciated. Thanks Also is it possible to use the 4 gears from the 4 spd in the 5 speed or is it totally different? Probably wouldnt work but I thought I'd ask.

Project looks nice, Im hoping to have the body done on my car by november then Ill be priming. It says you live in Inland Empire, do you live in Spokane?

Welcome! Pictures would help. Im guessing your needing to make new panels or buy new ones to fit the rusted areas. Heres a couple of places that sell body panels. www.thezstore.com www.alfaparts.net www.tabcobodyparts.com www.blackdragonauto.com

When he says hes an aerospace engineer hes relating it to the aerospace aspect of z cars......anyways since for the most part you cant gain power without fuel and L28s are making around the same power as 4 cyl these days wouldnt z cars get the same mpg as a 4cyl? So 30's for a well tuned L motor should be easily ubtained? Am I correct or just stupid?

Currently the srt4 is the fastest car under 20 grand. They need a car thatll be cheaper and faster. They need to go for simplicity, simplicity is key to a successful sports car. Look at the Cobras they were small light powerful and simple cars, and they pretty much won any race they entered. What would they call the car if they built a new 3 liter or 2.8 liter motor? Would it be 280z,300z,or 350z, odds are theyd keep the current 3.5 l and just call it the new 350z. But what do I know?

Id like also to see something like a Lotus. A car with similair track/wheelbase as 240z's, superlight but not a mixture of carbon fiber and graphite that bumps the price up. Tuned suspension and not realistic but a new 6 cyl motor ohc 4 valve (like hondas unicam) that generates around 200-240hp. Not a lot of options that moves it out of the sports car relm, and last but not least real, chrome, bumpers. Then make prototypes for all the hybridz members to drive and own. free

This should help. Good luck

DRAGONFLY will the hole vents help airflow move from the wheel wells to engine bay and out the hood vents?